Toxel
Toxel is a Electric/Poison-type Pokémon, the Baby Pokémon, number 848 (#0848) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 11 kg.
Toxel is the Baby Pokémon, a selfish little Electric and Poison type that throws tantrums even in its sleep. Cuddling it is a bad idea: it leaks poison through its skin, and the tingle that follows is no fun.
How to pronounce Toxel
Toxel is pronounced TOKS-ul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Toxel said out loud:
In Japanese it is エレズン (Eleson).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Toxel is a small, purple, lizard-like quadruped, 0.4 m tall and 11 kg, with a lightning-bolt shape on its forehead and four cone-shaped spikes round its head. A pale chest spot looks like a baby's bib and its lower half like a nappy. Poison and electricity are kept in two separate sacs. An organ filters what it drinks into a poison harmless to itself, and by changing that poison's chemistry it makes electricity; the voltage is weak, but the Pokédex says it causes a tingling paralysis.
Behaviour
Toxel is selfish and attention-seeking, and the Pokémon Sleep entry says it sometimes throws tantrums in its sleep. Anyone tempted to cradle it feels a tingle, because it releases poison through its skin.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat; Serebii lists mountain, cave and grass biomes in Paldea, where it lives in South Province. In Legends: Z-A it appears only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in the Electric wild zones.
Diet
It drinks dirty water without any trouble, according to the Pokédex.
Powers
Toxel's Abilities are Rattled and Static, with Klutz hidden. It knows moves such as Nuzzle, Acid and Belch, and its best base stat is Special Attack at 54.
Name origin
Toxel may combine 'toxic', 'toddle', 'cell', 'electric' and 'little'. The Japanese name Eleson (エレズン) may combine 'electric' and 'poison'.
Design inspiration
Yusuke Kozaki designed Toxel and its evolution. Bulbapedia suggests it is based on lizards and frogs, mainly the poison dart frog, and on a human baby, given its nappy-like lower half and tantrums. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Evolves into Toxtricity at level 30, and its Nature picks the form: Amped Form for 13 Natures (including Hardy and Jolly), Low Key Form for the other 12 (including Timid and Calm). Mints do not change the result.
In the games
A Pokémon Breeder in the Pokémon Nursery on Route 5 gives you a Toxel in Sword and Shield, where it debuted. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 1-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Toxel debuted in 'Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!', owned by a Trainer. A Toxel makes a brief cameo at the start of 'The Champion' in Pokémon Evolutions, owned by Gloria.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says it is the first baby Pokémon since Generation IV, and the only baby introduced alone in its generation.
- Bulbapedia says the two white spots on Toxel's back are based on Mongolian spots, a birthmark seen on some babies.
- Every move Toxel learns by levelling up is learnt at level 1, so it never picks up a new move before it evolves.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 38
- Defense: 35
- Sp. Atk: 54
- Sp. Def: 35
- Speed: 40
Toxel’s base stat total is 242. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Toxel weak to?
Toxel takes extra damage from Ground (4×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
How does Toxel evolve?
Toxel evolves into Toxtricity at level 30. Its Nature picks the form. Amped Form: Hardy, Brave, Adamant, Naughty, Docile, Impish, Lax, Hasty, Jolly, Naive, Rash, Sassy or Quirky. Low Key Form: any other Nature.
The whole family: Toxel, Toxtricity.
Abilities
- Rattled: Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.
- Static: Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Klutz (hidden ability): Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.
Moves
Moves Toxel learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 1 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 |
| 1 | Nuzzle | Electric | Physical | 20 |
| 1 | Tearful Look | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (11)
Toxel can learn 11 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Protect, Facade, Endure, Sleep Talk, Rest, Substitute, Encore, Tera Blast, Endeavor, Metal Sound.
Egg moves (2):Endeavor, Metal Sound.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 48.
Pokédex entries
It manipulates the chemical makeup of its poison to produce electricity. The voltage is weak, but it can cause a tingling paralysis. (Shield)
It stores poison in an internal poison sac and secretes that poison through its skin. If you touch this Pokémon, a tingling sensation follows. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | エレズン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Eleson |
| French | Toxizap |
| German | Toxel |
| Spanish | Toxel |
| Italian | Toxel |
| Korean | 일레즌 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电音婴 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 毒電嬰 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Electric types in Gen 8: 242.
- Lightest Poison type in Gen 8: 11 kg.
- Shortest Poison type in Gen 8: 0.4 m.
- Slowest Poison type in Gen 8: 40 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 8: 242.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 30% of all Pokémon (11 kg).
- Base stat total 242, ranked #984 of 1,025.
- One of 2 Pokémon that are both Electric and Poison.
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 39 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 17 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Toxel (Pokémon), Serebii: Toxel (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (TOKS-ul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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